Action

If you are concerned about planning proposals for New Barnet, contact your elected representatives to express your views. Your councillors and MP cannot represent you if they do not know what you are thinking, or what your concerns are. Write, email or attend a surgery session.

If you wish to ask a question about council business, the residents forum is held every couple of months.

A letter to the local newspapers can be a useful way of influencing local opinion and stimulating debate.

When planning applications are made to the London Borough of Barnet it is important that as many people as possible write to the borough planning department to express their views.


Petition

Copies of the petition form [57k pdf] are available to download.

Get your friends, family, neighbours and work colleagues to sign it - then send it back to us.

Save New Barnet Petition Form

(We are not using an online petition)


Posters

Display a poster in your window to show support for the 'Save New Barnet Campaign'.

No Tesco No Asda Poster

A selection of downloadable posters can be found in the publicity section.


Write A Letter - July 2008

Remember that no planning applications have yet been made by Tesco or ASDA. When they are, it is essential to write to the council planning department and your elected representatives with your objections. However if you have time now, you can write some additional early letters to flag up your concerns and help generate a groundswell of opposition.


Topics you might include:

  • Extra traffic drawn into area causing total gridlock of the narrow local roads.
  • Traffic fumes, noise and light pollution.
  • 24 hour supermarket trading.
  • Loss of existing independent shops & businesses on the Tesco site.
  • Threat to shops in surrounding areas, particularly East Barnet Village.
  • Loss of key amenities such as the Post Office, dentist & pub on the Tesco site.
  • Excessive number of flats will put a major drain on community resources, including schools, doctors & dentists.
  • Too many small 1 & 2 bed flats in the area already which cannot be sold.
  • Huge scale of the developments - Tesco is effectively up to 8 storeys high, towering around 2 floors above St James' Church and dominating the skyline.
  • Impact on already overstretched electricity, water & sewerage infrastructure.
  • No tangible community benefits.
  • Destruction of New Barnet as we know it - loss of character and community.

Tips:

  • Be polite, concise, and to the point.
  • Don't just copy the list of bullet points, write a letter in your own words focusing on what directly concerns you about the two potential developments.
  • Individual letters are the most valuable, however there is nothing wrong with recycling your same basic text for a number of recipients.
  • Ask questions to generate a response.
  • Suggest what you would like your elected representatives to do on your behalf.

Email addresses of your councillors and MP are listed in this section of the website.


Letter Writing Leaflet

'Write A Letter' Leaflet

Download a printable copy of these letter writing topics and tips.

This version also includes postal addresses.

Write A Letter [57K pdf] - 4th July 2008

Why not pass on this printed version to friends and neighbours without internet access?